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Springfield, MA vs Everett, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Everett, is 65% more than it is in Springfield and is 3% above the National Average.
- Springfield unemployment rate is 11.2%.
- Everett unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Springfield, MAEverett, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,161  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,510$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,646  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Springfield, MAEverett, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Springfield, MAEverett, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services4.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%13.1%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Everett    3 Reviews

We just moved here last year because we could not afford Somerville. We wanted space (reluctantly moving from NYC we at least wanted space) and would have only been able  More

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Over 16 years ago

The cost of living is higher than the quality of housing and  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of teh big advantages to living in Everett is that you are absolutely close to everything. You can get to Logan airport driving or in a cab in about 15 minutes any  More

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